History: Sihanoukville Cambodia a coastal town is perched on the end of a scenic peninsula. This is cambodia’s Prime seaside resort.
All I can say is “filthy dirty and a place I will never return to visit” Very rude and pushy people, see the pictures.
Off to Bangkok

Two excursions today in Cambodia. First to Ream National Park for a boat ride. A couple of stops before getting to the river. First was a school and temple. The kids were at recess, playing marbles, volley ball and following us around. We went into a first grade class room which had the standard looking calendar and alphabet, but not a book to be seen. Next door was a temple that the kids wandered back and forth to. Didn’t seem like they had to be in the class room. Saw our first monks in the orange robes. The Temple complex had a couple of...

Our next stop was Sihanoukville, Cambodia (you may recognize the name, the previous leader of the country). Sihanoukville is located in the Gulf of Thailand and was developed as Cambodia’s only deep water port in 1964. Two temples, Wat Krom and Wat Leu are highlights of this area, but the temples pale in comparison with the Angor Wat Temples up north that we visited some years ago. The beaches in the area are fantastic and the open market is just another “you gotta see dis”.

On the recommendations of many that we have met, we booked a speed boat trip to the Island of Koh Rong Sanloem. Our guest house owner kindly booked our trip for today, with a pickup from the front of the guest house at 10am. Shortly after the arranged time, a truck with rows of stainless steel seats arrives, we climb aboard and hold on, after a couple of other pick ups we arrive at the pier, where we are checked in for our trip.
Not long after, we board our speed boat for the 1/2 hour trip and as soon as we cleared the Pier, the driver...

As part of our travel itinerary, and planning, we had originally planned to catch the train which is a recently re opened service from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, however due to the train timetable, which would not see us arrive till late at night, we decided to catch the train on the return journey and book the bus instead.
Fortunately, on the street corner just near our Hostel, there happened to be a booking office for trips, tours and all travel arrangements. We discussed with the man what we wanted and discussed the safest bus company....

We sure did seem to be accumulating lousy travel stories in SE Asia. Ke put us on the bus (yes, BUS this time--no more boats for me) to the coast, which required a change of buses in Phnom Penh. With hindsight being 20-20, I'd have done the Cambodian trip quite differently by staying in Phnom Penh (PP) at that point and then carrying on down the coast to Vietnam. BUT, that didn't happen. Instead, we boarded our bus on a random street corner in Battambang at 7:30 (it was supposed to leave at 7:00) and it took soooo long to get to PP that we...

Sihanoukville is the major resort town of Cambodia. Once the haven of backpackers it is rapidly becoming a major cruise and world- wide holiday destination. It has miles of beautiful white sand beaches, warm waters and few people. The town has a huge central market that has everything from clothes to household goods. The great adventure here as in all of Southeast Asia is the Tuk Tuk ride. There are no rules of the road for the motor bikes and tuk tuks. Our tuk tuk was pulled by a small motor bike and driven by a driver who stayed waiting...

Hi friends and family.
For a change, I slept like a log and didn’t wake up till 7.30. That’s really good, even when at home.
Once out and about after breakfast, I had it in mind, as I think I said yesterday, to take a day trip into Ream National Park. Although the weather god was back in my good books, I thought that as I am only here for one full day, I should try and see some of the town. The hotel got me a tuk tuk and I was off on a leisurely tour.
The driver said his name was Rambo but I am taking that with a pinch of salt! This place...